Root characteristics of Alhagi sparsifolia seedlings in response to water supplement in an arid region, northwestern China

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 542-551

  Gui, DongWei ^a,b   Zeng, FanJiang ^a,b   Liu, Zhen ^b   Zhang, Bo ^a,b  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert Grassland Ecosystem in Xinjiang   (China)

Author keywords

Alhagi sparsifolia; arid environment; irrigation treatments; oasis; roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880027665     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40333-013-0186-7     Document Type: Article

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